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en Getting to know others   »   fr Faire connaissance

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Getting to know others

Getting to know others

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Faire connaissance

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Hi! S-l---! S____ ! S-l-t ! ------- Salut ! 0
Hello! Bo-jour-! B______ ! B-n-o-r ! --------- Bonjour ! 0
How are you? C-m---t -a--a-? C______ ç_ v_ ? C-m-e-t ç- v- ? --------------- Comment ça va ? 0
Do you come from Europe? V--ez---us-d’Eu-o---? V_________ d_______ ? V-n-z-v-u- d-E-r-p- ? --------------------- Venez-vous d’Europe ? 0
Do you come from America? Ve-e---o-- d’Amé-iq-e-? V_________ d_________ ? V-n-z-v-u- d-A-é-i-u- ? ----------------------- Venez-vous d’Amérique ? 0
Do you come from Asia? Venez-v--s----s---? V_________ d_____ ? V-n-z-v-u- d-A-i- ? ------------------- Venez-vous d’Asie ? 0
In which hotel are you staying? Da-- que---ô-e---éjour----v-u--? D___ q___ h____ s_____________ ? D-n- q-e- h-t-l s-j-u-n-z-v-u- ? -------------------------------- Dans quel hôtel séjournez-vous ? 0
How long have you been here for? De-----q-and --e----u----i ? D_____ q____ ê________ i__ ? D-p-i- q-a-d ê-e---o-s i-i ? ---------------------------- Depuis quand êtes-vous ici ? 0
How long will you be staying? J-----à-quand r-------o---? J______ q____ r__________ ? J-s-u-à q-a-d r-s-e---o-s ? --------------------------- Jusqu’à quand restez-vous ? 0
Do you like it here? E-t-ce q---v--s-v-us-p-----z-i-i ? E_____ q__ v___ v___ p______ i__ ? E-t-c- q-e v-u- v-u- p-a-s-z i-i ? ---------------------------------- Est-ce que vous vous plaisez ici ? 0
Are you here on vacation? Ê-e--v--- ---va-a--es -ci ? Ê________ e_ v_______ i__ ? Ê-e---o-s e- v-c-n-e- i-i ? --------------------------- Êtes-vous en vacances ici ? 0
Please do visit me sometime! N----itez-p-s à-ven-r -e --i- ! N________ p__ à v____ m_ v___ ! N-h-s-t-z p-s à v-n-r m- v-i- ! ------------------------------- N’hésitez pas à venir me voir ! 0
Here is my address. V---- --- ---e--e. V____ m__ a_______ V-i-i m-n a-r-s-e- ------------------ Voici mon adresse. 0
Shall we see each other tomorrow? P---ri-ns---us-n--s -o-- d-m--- ? P_____________ n___ v___ d_____ ? P-u-r-o-s-n-u- n-u- v-i- d-m-i- ? --------------------------------- Pourrions-nous nous voir demain ? 0
I am sorry, but I already have plans. J- sui- -ésolé(--- ma-- --ai d-j- --e-q-e -h-s-----p-é-u. J_ s___ d_________ m___ j___ d___ q______ c____ d_ p_____ J- s-i- d-s-l-(-)- m-i- j-a- d-j- q-e-q-e c-o-e d- p-é-u- --------------------------------------------------------- Je suis désolé(e), mais j’ai déjà quelque chose de prévu. 0
Bye! Salut ! S____ ! S-l-t ! ------- Salut ! 0
Good bye! Au -e-o-- ! A_ r_____ ! A- r-v-i- ! ----------- Au revoir ! 0
See you soon! A--i-n-ô- ! A b______ ! A b-e-t-t ! ----------- A bientôt ! 0

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Alphabets

We can communicate with languages. We tell others what we're thinking or feeling. Writing has this function as well. Most languages have a written form, or writing. Writing consists of characters. These characters can be diverse. Most writing is made up of letters. These letters make up alphabets. An alphabet is an organized set of graphic symbols. These characters are joined to form words according to certain rules. Each character has a fixed pronunciation. The term ‘alphabet’ comes from the Greek language. There, the first two letters were called ‘alpha’ and ‘beta’. There have been many different alphabets throughout history. People were using characters more than 3,000 years ago. Earlier, characters were magical symbols. Only a few people knew what they meant. Later, the characters lost their symbolic nature. Today, letters have no meaning. They only have a meaning when they are combined with other letters. Characters such as that of the Chinese function differently. They resemble pictures and often depict what they mean. When we write, we are encoding our thoughts. We use characters to record our knowledge. Our brain has learned how to decode the alphabet. Characters become words, words become ideas. In this way, a text can survive for thousands of years. And still be understood…
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Bengali is one of the Indo-Iranian languages. It is the native language of about 200 million people. More than 140 million of those people live in Bangladesh. There are also approximately 75 million speakers in India. Additional speakers are found in Malaysia, Nepal and Saudi Arabia. Bengali is thus one of the most spoken languages of the world. The language has its own writing system. There are even distinct symbols for numbers. Nowadays, however, Arabic digits are used most of the time. Bengali syntax follows strict rules. The subject comes first, then the object, and finally the verb. There are no grammatical genders. Nouns and adjectives also vary only slightly. That is a good thing for everyone that wants to learn this important language. And as many as possible should do so!